cross as two sticks



Like this video? Subscribe to our free daily email and get a new idiom video every day!

cross as two sticks

Angry or irritated. Primarily heard in UK. I'd stay away from Bill if I were you—he's cross as two sticks today. I was in a good mood when I woke up this morning, but now I feel cross as two sticks after getting stuck in traffic.
See also: cross, stick, two

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
GreteGRE-tə (German)German, Danish, Norwegian
Laila (2)LIE-lahDanish, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish
Phunihel-Biblical Latin
JaniYAH-nee (Finnish)Finnish, Hungarian
Luigsech-Ancient Irish
Bel-Sarra-Usur-Ancient Near Eastern